The presumptive president should give careful thought to protecting Philippine sovereignty against Chinese pressure, and the human rights of all Filipinos.
The victory comes less than 40 years after Filipinos ousted the dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr., who had imposed a regime of military law from 1972 to...
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The sea around the Philippines is also a major sea lane for Japan. It is crucial for Japan that the Philippines not be overtaken by China’s...
It was a women empowerment extravaganza in the sport of weightlifting, with first golds for several countries, and inspiring women fighting through adversity to bring people...
For reporters around the world, it was hard to miss the news that Maria Ressa, founder and CEO of Rappler, a Philippine news site, was convicted...
The Philippine government has decided to scrap the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States that stipulates the legal status of U.S. troops in...
“In view of our findings of rigorous monitoring and inspection procedures, we are ready to take them off our list of regulatory targets,” said...
A female statue in Manila symbolizing “comfort women” during Japan’s occupation (1942-1945) of the Philippines during World War II has been removed last week, with...
Former United States President Barrack Obama referred to himself as “America’s first Pacific president.” At the same time, China has made its own more tangible...
Despite a Japanese official expressing to President Rodrigo Duterte her disappointment in the sudden construction of a comfort woman statue in Manila, the Philippine chief...
The approximately three-kilometer Roxas Boulevard promenade along Manila Bay in the Philippines is well-known to residents of Manila for the bronze statues of popular actresses...
